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HELP! Someone adding links to my client's sites!

by barefootsusan
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I've discovered that a plugin I'm using, Automatic Wordpress Backup, has added links to their site from MY client's websites and I can't find out where these links are in the coding to delete them.

The sites are vaughansjewelers(.)com, ncfoodvending(.)com, wilsonhairlossclinic(.)com, jfspowerequipmentinc(.)com and possibly others.

Has anyone ever seen this before? I'm wondering if there's another alternative to this plugin for these sites that won't add these annoying links.

Please help!
#adding #client #links #sites
  • Profile picture of the author gyar29
    Susan,
    If you are referring to the Powered by "Web Design Company Plugins" link found in the footer of all 3 sites it looks like you can turn that off in the settings menu for the plugin. The code that sets those two links can be found in the wdc folder of the plugin. The file is wdc.class.php.

    It looks like they have included in the admin settings for the plugin the question "Would you like to support us?" There should be a yes and a no radio button.The yes button when activated places the link in your footer. The no button when activated should turn off the link.

    I would activate the no radio and see if the links disappear. If that doesn't work, the code looks like it should, then I would comment out this line in that file:

    add_action('wp_footer', array(&$wdc_settings, 'credits'));

    eliminating that line should get rid of the action that places the credits in the footer. Be sure to only comment out that line. The rest of that function creates the admin menu for the plugin.

    If neither of those work. Send me a PM and I'll dig in a little more and see what I can do.

    Good Luck,
    Gene
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  • Profile picture of the author Karen Blundell
    Originally Posted by barefootsusan View Post

    I've discovered that a plugin I'm using, Automatic Wordpress Backup, has added links to their site from MY client's websites and I can't find out where these links are in the coding to delete them.

    The sites are vaughansjewelers(.)com, ncfoodvending(.)com, wilsonhairlossclinic(.)com, jfspowerequipmentinc(.)com and possibly others.

    Has anyone ever seen this before? I'm wondering if there's another alternative to this plugin for these sites that won't add these annoying links.

    Please help!
    you should no longer require that plugin at all if you have the latest version of WordPress installed, which I strongly suggest that you upgrade all yours and your clients' blogs to if nothing else but for security reasons. I would get rid of the plugin and upgrade asap.
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  • Profile picture of the author enrique diaze
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    • Profile picture of the author barefootsusan
      Thank you SO much for the help. All taken care of now. I really appreciate it Gene.
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  • Profile picture of the author gyar29
    No problem Susan. Glad it worked. Happy to help.

    Gene
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